Recent US mass shootings

A glance at some of the worst mass shootings in the United States over the past 25 years.

02 Oct 2015 06:53 GMT

Here is a timeline of some of the worst mass shootings in the United States over the past 25 years:

- Killeen, Texas, October 16, 1991: A man shoots dead 23 people in a restaurant and then kills himself.

- Littleton, Colorado, April 20, 1999: Two teenage boys shoot and kill 13 fellow classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School before killing themselves.

- Atlanta, Georgia, July 29, 1999: A stock market trader goes on a day-long shooting rampage, killing 12 people, including his wife and two children, before taking his own life.

- Red Lake, Minnesota, March 21, 2005: A teenage boy kills two people at his grandfather's home on an Indian reservation and then goes to his local high school where he kills seven others before committing suicide.

- Blacksburg, Virginia, April 16, 2007: A student goes on a rampage at Virginia Tech University, killing 32 people before committing suicide.

- Covina, California, December 24, 2008: A man dressed in a Santa Claus suit opens fire at a family party and then sets fire to the house. Nine people are killed. The gunman commits suicide.

- Binghamton, New York, April 3, 2009. A gunman shoots dead 13 people at a civic centre for immigrants.

- Fort Hood, Texas, November 5, 2009. US army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan opens fire at his military base, killing 13 people and wounding 42, before being overcome by police.